Spain’s Unai Emery blamed his ex-girlfriend for his dismissal last November from Arsenal football club, according to an interview with an English newspaper published today.
A friendship for two years brought together Sasha Wright, 35, and the 48-year-old Spanish coach, whose classes ended last month, according to Wright told the English newspaper The Sun in a dialogue published today, in which she touched on the nature of this relationship and the multiple differences between them.
"I used to trust Emery and thought that we would marry and have children one day ... but in the end I found out that he was not ready for a serious relationship," said Wright, a former coach of Arsenal, Seville and Paris Saint-Germain.
She indicated that her relationship with the married coach remained semi-secret, and they did not meet very often in public places, especially in London. She explained that they got to know each other in the summer of 2018, and they separated for the first time in September, before returning together in December, until finally separating last month.
Wright said that when they met again in late 2019, "he blamed me for his dismissal. He told me that I am a witch ... I caused him a lot of bad luck." Big and unable to think properly. "
Emery took over the technical management of North London Club in the summer of 2018 to succeed French Arsene Wenger. After a positive period with “Gunners,” the results declined in the 2019-2020 season, prompting the club’s administration to dismiss Emery on November 29 after the team failed to win any last seven games in various competitions, in its worst series since 1992.
His fellow countryman, Michael Artita, was appointed coach of the team instead.
The former coach, during his tenure with Arsenal, faced some criticism, including against the background of his lack of sufficient English.
Wright said: "His accent (in English) was difficult. He often stopped talking (with her) to be able to confirm the words through Google Translate (electronic translation service) on his phone."
Wright revealed that she was unaware that Emery was married.
"I have never met anyone of his family, friends, or Arsenal individuals ... If we met someone in a restaurant, he wouldn't introduce me to me as his friend, and if someone tried to take our picture, he would be annoyed," she said.
"But last summer, one of my friends showed me a story in a newspaper talking about that Emery and his wife had to change their seats on a plane ... I confronted him with that, but he answered by saying: Oh my God, do you not trust me ?, stressing that he was traveling with his brother, and that the lady It was his brother's wife. "